Impacts and Countermeasures of Climate Change on Food Supply

Kim Chang-gil,Jeong Hak-kyun,Han Suk-ho,Kim Jeong-seung,Moon Dong-hyun 한국농촌경제연구원 2013 한국농촌경제연구원 기본연구보고서 Vol.- No.-

Climate change has become a megatrend that will lead to significant changes in future society. Korean and overseas agencies specializing in climate forecasts predict that average global temperatures will continue to rise. While climate change may potentially have certain positive impacts for crop yields, the overall impact is predicted to be negative for environment and food security. In this context, our study aims to suggest a plan for systematically establishing a stable food supply system in Korea in respose to climate change. Various analytical models were employed, including: a response analysis based on questionnaire for farmers, panel-based analysis of the causes of pests and diseases in rice production, a random-effects model for panel data of extreme weather impact, and an analysis of food supply effects using the Simulation Model for Climate-Agriculture Relations (SIMCAR) integrated model in conjunction with the Crop Estimation through Resource and Environment Synthesis (CERES) model of the Korea Agricultural Simulation Model (KASMO). An analysis was made of major grain yields by means of the KREI-KASMO. This revealed reduced yields and area in comparison with the baseline in 2050, resulting in a reduction of rice production by 17.8%p in the RCP8.5 scenario, and reduction of soybean by 21.2%p and reduction of barley by 13.7%p in the A2 scenario. Self-sufficiency ratio of major grains in 2050 drawn from the SIMCAR revealed that the climate change scenario for rice showed 55.0% to be reduced by 18.3% in comparison with the baseline. It is predicted that selfsufficiency ratio in rice will drop to 50% which means a half of consumed rice should be imported. Key tasks for building a stable food supply system to cope with climate change were developed based on the domestic production capacity, the buffering capacity to climate change, import capacity from other countries, and policy performance capacity with reference to the empirical analysis. First, the suggested key tasks for improving the domestic production capacity include developing and disseminating adaptation technology, conserving farmland and expanding arable land, practicing climate-smart agriculture by using fusion technology, and modernizing infrastructure for agriculture. Second, key tasks for improving buffering capacity to climate change are improving resilience and biodiversity, building a risk management system, and further improving storage of food in Korea and other countries. Third, major tasks for improving the import capacity from other countries are constructing overseas food bases, effectively using the international grain market, and enhancing international cooperation with relevant countries. Finally, key tasks for improving policy performance capacity are refining and applying the climate change impact analysis model with respect to policies, expanding investments in research and development, building a vulnerability assessment system, enhancing education and training, and installing Climate Change Response Center for Agriculture (tentative). In this study, several key challenges were presented in the four different areas related to building a stable food supply system which can help overcome the challenges of climate change. It is expected that the nature of the policies that need to be prioritized and promoted, given the constraints of budget, organization and information will be addressed in future research. Also, in order for the solutions for key challenges to work properly in the field such that policy outcomes will be maximized, a consortium of research bodies in the related fields of agriculture, agricultural meteorology and agricultural economics should be created. As preparation for specific action programs. Furthermore, follow-up studies should be conducted to verify the expenses required for developing reliable climate change impact assessment models and the effectiveness of the enforced policies. Such fie

感染性 疾患의 臨床疫學的 硏究

張友鉉,朴熙明,金漢壽,李承薰 現代醫學社 1969 現代醫學 Vol.10 No.4

The advancement of modern medicine, particularly the application of effective chemotherapeutics and preventive measures, have brought significant changes on the ecological aspect of microbial diseases of man. It was thought worthwhile to study the recent trends and present status of microbial infections in this country. Thus, the relative incidences and their etiological relationships of bacterial species, the pattern of drug sensitivities among the strains, and also the cases diagnosed by the serological methods were studied for the patients of SNU Hospital from January 1963 to December 1967. The results might be summarized as follows; 1. Relationships between bacteria and diseases (1) The species and their relative incidences of bacteria, isolated from various abscess, were α-hemolytic streptococcus 26.6%, Staphyloccus aureus 22.6%, paracolon bacilli 9.9%, coliform bacilli 8.1%, Klebsiella pneumoniae 7.6%, E. coil 6.9%, β-hemolytic streptococcus 5.9%. Staphylococcus albus 3.8%. Proteus 3.8%. Alkaligenes fecalis 2.1%, Diplococcus pneumoniae 1.8% and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1.6%. (2) The species and their relative incidences of bacteria, isolated from the pyelonephritis cases, were E. coli, 39.5%, coliform bacilli 13.5%, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9.3%, Proteus 7.4%, Staphylococcus albus 4.6%, α-hemolytic streptococcus 4.6%, Staphylococcus aureus 2.8%, Klebsiella pnemoniae 2.8%, and Alkaligenes fecalis 2.8%. (3) The species and their relative incidences of bacteria, isolated from the osteomyelitis cases, were Staphylococcus aureus 46.5%, β-hemolytic streptococcus 12%, Staphyococcus albus 12%, coliform bacilli 6.9%, α-hemolytic streptococcus 6.9%, paracolon bacilli 5.2% and E. coli 3.5%. (4) The species and their relative incidences of bacteria, isolated from the surgical infections were Staphylococcus aureus 33%, E. coli 15.1%, coliform bacilli 11.6%, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 10.7%, paracolon bacilli 9.8%, Proteus 7.1%, α-hemolytic streptococcus 3.5%, Klebsiella pneumoniae 2.7%, and Alkaligenes fecalis 0.9%. (5) The species and their relative incidences of bacteria, isolated from the pneumonia cases, were Diplococcus pneumoniae 14.4%, Klebsiella pneumoniae 9.6%, Staphylococcus aureus 10.3%, β-hemolytic streptococcus 4.8%, paracolon bacilli 4.8%, E. coli 3.4%, coliform bacilli 3.4%, α-hemolytic streptococcus 34.6% and Staphylococcus albus 13.6%. (6) 44 strains of Salmonella group D were isolated. (7) 207 cases of Salmonella typhosa infections, 39 cases of Salmonella paratyphi A infer ctions and 20 cases of Salmonella paratyphi B infections were diagnosed by Widal. Reactions. (8) No significant change in the yearly pattern between the bacterial species isolated and clinical cases was noticed. 2. Drug-sensitivities of the bacterial strains. (1) Percentage of Staphylococcus aureus strains sensitive to streptomycin, chloramphenicol. Or terramycin appeared to have fluctuated by year. Percentages of the strains sensitive to penicillin, erythromycin albamycin, and kanamycin were 25%, 85%, 99% and 99% respectively, without significant change by year. (2) Perentage of E. coil strain's sensitive to streptomycin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol albamycin and kanamycin were 30%, 9% 70%, and 70% respectively, without significant change by year. Percentage of the strains sensitive to terramjcin decreased from 33.3% in 1963 to 11.6% in 1967 to kanamycin increased from 72% in 1963 to 82% in 1967. None of the strains was sensitive to penicillin. (3) Percentage of proteus strains sensitive to penicillin, terramycin, streptomycin and chloramphenicol were 5%, 3%, 36% and 39%, respectively, without significant change by year. Percentage of the strains sensitive to albamycin decreased from 72.5% in 1963 to 50% in 1967 and to kaiiainycin increased from 72% in 1963 to 82% in 1967. None of the strain was sensitive to erythromycin. (4) Percentage of Pseudomonas strains sensitive to penicillin, streptomycin chloramphenicol, terramycin, erythromycin, albamycin and kanamycin were wider 20% (5) Percentage of coliform bacilli strains sensitive to penicillin, streptomycin, chloramn henicol, terramycin, erythromycin and albamycin were 10%, 24%, 28%, 20% and 10% respectively, without significant change by year. Percentage of the strains sensitive to albamycin appeared to have fluctuated by year. The strains sensitive to kanamycin decreased from 80% in 1963 to 56% in 1967. (6) Pereeentage of paracolon bacilli sensitive to penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, terrahiycin, erythromycin, kanamycin and albamycin were 3%, 27%, 33%, 20%, 8%, 80% and 65% respectively, without significant change by year.

측두하악장애 치료 후 하악 안정위의 고경 변화에 관한 연구

김창현,한경수 원광대학교 치의학연구소 2003 圓光齒醫學 Vol.12 No.3

This study was performed to investigate the change of the mandibular vertical dimension, especially at the several rest positions, induced by speech and swallowing after treatment of temporomandibular disorders and to compare the vertical dimemion among those several mandibular rest positions. Thirty patients with temporomandibular disordem participated in this study, and the mean follow-up period after the first visit was 9.7 months. Clinical parameters related to pain, mandibular mobility, occlusion, and parafunction were examined. Subjects were asked to sit upright with relaxed natural head posture and then the two mandibular movements were performed, and recorded with BioEGN of Biopak system(Bioresearch Inc., Milwaukee, USA). A sentence of 'Sue is missing her house' was used to record the speech pattern. The positions observed and named in speech movement were rest, 'ssi', 'her', 'ha', and 's' position, and in swallowing movement were rest before swallowing, swallowing-early, swallowing-late, 0.5 sec. after swallowing, and rest after swallowing. Data obtained were processed and analysed by SPSS windows(ver. 10.0) program, and the results of this study were as follows: The mandibular positions showing vertical difference between before and after treatment were 'her', 'ha', and 's' in speech, and were swallowing-late, 0.5 sec. after swallowing, and rest after swallowing in swallowing. All these positions were located in the late half of the movements and the vertical dimension of rest positions in swallowing were increased after treatment. Rest positions in both of the movements did not show any significant difference for the vertical distance from habitual intercuspal position among them before treatment, however, which were changed and allowed differentiation after treatment. The vertical dimension of rest positions ranged 1.0-2.5mm in both of the movements. The ratio of the maximum opening range at the swallowing-late position in swallowing movement to the maximum Opening range at the 'ha' position in speech before and after treatment were 31% and 36%, respectively. Correlation between the vertical dimension of rest positions and the clinical maximum opening range were significantly negative at the 'mi' and 's' position only in speech movement before treatment. In conclusion, it was not easy to decide which position of all the mandibular positions observed in speech and in swallowing was the optimal mandibular rest position. However, the author suggested that the optimal mandibular rest position could be induced by and after swallowing movement.

월경전 기분 변화와 출산후 불안-우울 증상간의 상관성

한창수,김용구,이낙우,김 탁,김해중,김 현,조숙행 대한생물치료정신의학회 2001 생물치료정신의학 Vol.7 No.1

To investigate the relationship between premenstrual mood changes and anxiety, and mood symptoms in the perinatal period , questionaire survey was carried out. There was no significant correlation between premenstrual symptom scale value and Edinburgh postpartum depression scale value. And theme was no relationship between premenstrual symptom scale value and state anxiety inventory scale value in the perinatal period. This findings suggest that premenstrual mood changes are not directly correlated with mood changes in the perinatal period.

RCP 8.5 기후변화 시나리오에 따른 소나무림과 굴참나무림의 산림 탄소 동태 변화 추정 연구

이종열 ( Jong Yeol Lee ),한승현 ( Seung Hyun Han ),김성준 ( Seong Jun Kim ),장한나 ( Han Na Chang ),이명종 ( Myong Jong Yi ),박관수 ( Gwan Soo Park ),김춘식 ( Choon Sig Kim ),손영모 ( Yeong Mo Son ),김래현 ( Rae Hyun Kim ),손요환 한국농림기상학회 2015 한국농림기상학회지 Vol.17 No.1

산림은 많은 양의 탄소를 저장하고 있으며, 산림 탄소 동태는 기후변화에 따라 변화할 것으로 예상된다. 본 연구는 우리나라 산림에서 가장 우점하는 침엽수종과 활엽수종인 소나무림과 참나무림을 대상으로 최근 개발 및 개선된 한국형산림토양탄소모델(Korean ForestSoil Carbon model; KFSC model)을 이용하여 두 가지 기후변화 시나리오(2012년 기온이 2100년까지 유지되는 시나리오(CT), Representative Concentration Pathway(RCP) 8.5 시나리오) 하에서의 산림 탄소 동태를 예측하였다. 5차 국가산림자원조사 자료로부터 소나무림과 굴참나무림 조사구들을 추출한 뒤, 이를 행정구역(9개 도, 7개 특별·광역시) 및 영급(1-5영급, 6영급이상)별로 분류하여 탄소 동태 모의 단위를 설정하였다. 탄소 저장고는 2012년을 기준으로 초기화하였으며, 모의 기간인 2012년부터 2100년까지 모든 교란은 고려하지 않았다. 모의 결과 산림 탄소 저장량은 시간이 경과함에 따라 전반적으로 증가하지만, CT 시나리오에 비하여 RCP 8.5 시나리오 하에서 산림 탄소 저장량이 낮게 나타났다. 소나무림의 탄소 저장량(Tg C)은 2012년에 260.4에서 2100년에는 각각 395.3(CT 시나리오) 및 384.1(RCP 8.5 시나리오)로 증가하였다. 굴 참나무림의 탄소 저장량(Tg C)은 2012년에 124.4에서 2100년에는 219.5(CT 시나리오) 및 204.7(RCP 8.5 시나리오)로 각각 증가하였다. 5차 국가산림자원조사 자료와 비교한 결과, 고사유기물 탄소 저장량의 초기값은 타당한 것으로 나타났다. 모의 기간 동안 소나무림과 굴참나무림의 연간 탄소 흡수율(g C m-2 yr-1)은 CT 시나리오 하에서 각각 71.1과 193.5, RCP8.5 시나리오 하에서 각각 65.8과 164.2로 추정된다. 따라서 우리나라 소나무림과 굴참나무림의 탄소 흡수잠재력은 지구 온난화에 의하여 감소할 것으로 예상된다. 비록 모델의 구조와 파라미터로부터 불확실성이 존재하지만 본 연구는 미래 산림 탄소 동태 파악에 기여할 것으로 기대된다. Forests contain a huge amount of carbon (C) and climate change could affect forest C dynamics. This study was conducted to predict the C dynamics of Pinus densiflora and Quercus variabilis forests, which are the most dominant needleleaf and broadleaf forests in Korea, using the Korean Forest Soil Carbon (KFSC) model under the two climate change scenarios (2012-2100; Constant Temperature (CT) scenario and Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 scenario). To construct simulation unit, the forest land areas for those two species in the 5th National Forest Inventory (NFI) data were sorted by administrative district and stand age class. The C pools were initialized at 2012, and any disturbance was not considered during the simulation period. Although the forest C stocks of two species generally increased over time, the forest C stocks under the RCP 8.5 scenario were less than those stocks under the CT scenario. The C stocks of P. densiflora forests increased from 260.4 Tg C in 2012 to 395.3 (CT scenario) or 384.1 Tg C (RCP 8.5 scenario) in 2100. For Q. variabilis forests, the C stocks increased from 124.4 Tg C in 2012 to 219.5 (CT scenario) or 204.7 (RCP 8.5 scenario) Tg C in 2100. Compared to 5th NFI data, the initial value of C stocks in dead organic matter C pools seemed valid. Accordingly, the annual C sequestration rates of the two species over the simulation period under the RCP 8.5 scenario (65.8 and 164.2 g C m-2 yr-1 for P. densiflora and Q. variabilis) were lower than those values under the CT scenario (71.1 and 193.5 g C m-2 yr-1 for P. densiflora and Q. variabilis). We concluded that the C sequestration potential of P. densiflora and Q. variabilis forests could be decreased by climate change. Although there were uncertainties from parameters and model structure, this study could contribute to elucidating the C dynamics of South Korean forests in future.

묵논의 식생천이에 관한 연구

이창석,박현숙,유영한,홍선기 서울여자대학교 자연과학연구소 1998 자연과학연구논문집 Vol.10 No.-

폐경년도가 다른 묵논에서 식생요인과 환경요인의 변화를 분석하여 천이계열 및 천이의 추진 기작을 밝혔다. 조사지소는 경작 중인 논, 폐경 후 3년(초기 묵논), 7년(중기 묵논) 및 10년째의 묵논(후기 묵논) 및 묵논에 인접한 계곡림(극상림)의 5단계로 구분하였다. 경작 중인 논, 초기 묵논, 중기 묵논, 후기 묵논 및 계곡림에서 각 조사지소의 우점종으로 판단한 천이계열은 뚝새풀군락→사마귀풀군락→갯버들군락→오리나무군락의 순서로 나타났다. 천이단계별 우점종의 분포와 그것의 생활령을 분석하여 파악된 천이의 추진기작은 내성모델을 따르는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 천이단계에 따른 다양성지수의 변화에서 종품부도와 종다양성지수는 초기에 증가하고 중기에 감소하였다가 그 이후 다시 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 균등성지수는 큰 변화가 없었다. 직경급분포도에서 중기 묵논의 갯버들개체군은 정규분포형을, 후기 묵논의 것은 역 J자형을 보여 전자는 그들이 과거적 어느 한 시기에 동시적으로 출현하였음을 반영하고, 후자의 것은 그들이 현재 경쟁상태에 있음을 반영하였다. 후기 묵논에 성립된 오리나 무개체군의 직경급분포도는 역 J자형을 보여 그들이 침입단계에 있음을 반영하였고, 계곡립의 것은 정규분포형을 보여 그들이 안정상태에 있음을 반영하였다. 이러한 식생요인에 대한 분석 결과, 현재 논으로 이용되고 있는 지역의 잠재자연식생은 오리나무군락이 될 것으로 판단되었다. 천이의 진행에 따른 토양환경요인의 변화에서 수분한량은 초기 묵논에서 현저히 증가되었고, 중기 이후의 묵논에서 감소하였다. pH는 큰 변화를 나타때지 않았고, 유기물, N, P, K, Ca 및 Mg함량은 천이의 진행에 따라 증가하는 경향을 보였다. To clarify the vegetational sere and driving mechanism of succession, vegetation and soil environmental factors were investigated in the old paddy field with different in the lapsed years after abandonment, Study sites were divided into 5 stages of the paddy field under cultivation, the old paddy fields of the initial, middle and late stages, and the climax forest of the mountainous valley near to the abandoned paddy fields. Sere estimated from dominant species of above mentioned study sites was shown in the order of Alpecurus aequalis var. amurensis community, Aneilema keisak community, Juncus effusus var. decipiens community, Salix gracilityla community, and Alnus japonica communt. y. Driving mechanism of succession inferred from the distribution of dominant species in each successional stage and their life form was based on the tolerance model. Species richness and diversity indices steadily increased since the middle stage but evenness index did not show any distinct change. In frequency distribution diagrams of diameter classes, Salix gracilistyla population of the middle and the late stages showed normal and reverse J-shaped distribution patterns, respectively. Result of the former reflects that individuals composing of that poulation were invaded simultaneously in a given time of the past and that the latter suggests that they are in state of intraspecific competition. Distribution diagram of Alnus japonica population in the late stage showed reverse J-shaped distribution pattern reflects that those individulas are in the stages of invasion and that of the valley forest showed normal distribution pattern suggests that they are in stable stage. From the results of analyses on those vegetation data, it was interpreted that potential natural vegetation of the present paddy field might be Alnus japonica community. In changes of soil environmental factors with the progression of succession, soil moisture content rapidly increased in the initial stage and then decreased since the middle stage. Organic matter, N. P. K, Ca and Mg contents tended to increase with the succession stage but pH did not show any distinct change.

알코홀이 r-GTP 활성에 미치는 인삼의 영향

이상한,조만희,신경현,김창세 순천향대학교 1989 논문집 Vol.12 No.3

This study was carried out to investigate the effects on the changes of the r-glutamyl transpeptidase activity of ethanol-administered white rats. There was classified into group; ethanol treated group(group A), ethanol treated group which was pretreated with ginseng extract(group B), ginseng extract treated group(group C), and ginseng extract treated group which was pretreated with ethanol(group D). White rats of four groups were treated with combined 1% ginseng extract and / or 20% ethanol for 30 days, and were measured the changes of r-GTP activity on the serum, hepatic and renal tissue sample collected at 5 days interval. Following results have been obtained. 1. The changes of serum r-GTP activity were significantly decreased in ethanol treated group B which was pretreated with ginseng extract than in ethanol treated group A. The values were highly significant at the 20th day of feeding. 2. The changes of hepatic r-GTP activity were more increased in group A and decreased in group D. The values were found significantly lowest in 10th and highest in 5th days. 3. The changes of renal r-GTP activity were more increased in group A and decreased in group D. The values were significantly highest in 10th and lowest in 20th days. Based on these results it was found that the changes of r-GTP activity between serum and hepato-renal tissue were exist and the protective action of ginseng against alcohol degradative effects was noted.

출산에 따른 그레이브스병의 재발 및 관련이자

임창훈,최현아,한승석,김해성,이창욱,정호연,한기옥,장학철,박원근,윤현구,한인권 대한내분비학회 2002 Endocrinology and metabolism Vol.17 No.2

Background: Pregnancy affects the course of Graves' Disease (GD), and patients who initially maintain euthyroid function into their middle trimester with minimum doses of antithyroid drugs become exacerbated after delivery. Even patients who are completely cured, requiring no treatment during pregnancy, can relapse after delivery. In this study, we examined the postpartum changes in the thyroid functions of patients with GD, and attempted to determine the factors contributing to these changes. Methods: The study subjects were recruited from pregnant women visiting our outpatient clinic for routine prenatal evaluations. 45 women previously diagnosed with GD, who had been treated and cured with hyperthyroidism, and were no longer taking any thyroid medications, were evaluated for 1 year post delivery. Results: Among 45 patients, 20 (44.4%) developed thyroid disorders following delivery. Postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) developed in 8 patients (17.8%), and GD developed in 12 (26.0%). The onset of the PPT disease 3.1 ± 1.4 months following delivery, which was significantly earlier than the 6.7 ± 2.7 months required for the post delivery onset of GD (p=0.003). The TBII values, measured during the thyrotoxic state in each womaen, were negative in women with PPT and positive in 71.4% of women with GD (p=0.030). The duration of treatment for hyperthyroidism prior or pregnancy, the number of recurrences, and the time interval without treatment, were not associated with the development of postpartum thyroid disorders. Whereas, the mean number of past pregnancies for women who developed PPT was 3.9 ± 2.1, and was significantly higher than the 2.2 ± 1.7 for women developing no thyroid dysfunctions (p=0.044). In 13 women their initial onset of GD occurred within one year postpartum, 7 (53.8%) having had a recurrence, which was significantly higher than in women whose disease onset occurred unrelated to delivery (5 of 32 women: 15.6%). Conclusion: Women with GD developed postpartum thyroid dysfunctions in 44.4% of cases. Women whose initial disease onset occurred within one year postpartum had higher recurrences of GD, and women who developed PPT had a history of higher gravidity compared to the euthyroid women postpartum. Therefore, if women with GD develop postpartum thyroid dysfunctions, the diagnosis should be made, and a treatment modality planned, following careful considerations of the patients' past obstetric history, changes in clinical manifestations and the TBII values

제왕절개 수술반흔에서 점액성 변화와 탈락막 변 화가 일어난 자궁내막증 2 예 및 조직면역학적연구

김주현(Ju Hyun Kim),한치동(Chi Dong Han),허창규(Chang Kyu Huh),조창호(Chang Ho Cho),고석봉(Suk Bong Koh) 대한산부인과학회 2002 Obstetrics & Gynecology Science Vol.45 No.1

Decidualized cutaneous endometriosis infrequently arises in the absence of pelvic disease. It is described in which the histologic features included cytologic atypia, circumscription of endometrial epithelial cells with glandular or cystically dilated space, mononuclear cells within and around the endometrial nodules, and accompanied myxoid change. This histologic pseudomalignancy is not common and be misinterpreted as metastatic carcinoma or malignant tumors arising from soft tissue due to location of nodule and histologic feature. We have experienced two cases of myxoid change in decidualized cutaneous endometriosis in the abdominal scar following Cesarean section, which is presented with a brief review of the literature.

갑상선기능저하증에 동반된 가로선백색손발톱(Transverse Leukonychia)

장희선 ( Hee Sun Chang ),한태영 ( Tae Young Han ),이현경 ( Hyun Kyung Lee ),손숙자 ( Sook Ja Son ) 대한피부과학회 2011 대한피부과학회지 Vol.49 No.5

Transverse leukonychia, also termed leukonychia striata, usually occurs in association with trauma, nutritional deficiencies, exposure to toxin, and various combinations of chemotherapy. It also has been reported to be associated with various systemic diseases, including acute infection, myocardial infarction, lymphoma, hepatic failure, renal failure, and systemic lupus erythematosus. A 50-year-old woman with several months` history of nail changes presented with multiple discrete transverse white bands involving the entire width of the nail plates of her fingers. According to the patient`s medical history, she had experienced fatigue, constipation, and cold intolerance for 6 months, and antithyroid antibodies were detected before noticing these nail changes. The patient was diagnosed as having an autoimmune hypothyroidism. Repeated KOH microscopic examination did not demonstrate fungal infection. We diagnosed this case as transverse leukonychia associated with hypothyroidism. This case report underlines the possible association of transverse leukonychia with hypothyroidism. (Korean J Dermatol 2011;49(5):480∼482)